Drug diversion is a criminal activity that harms patients, institutions, staff members, the community, and the diverters themselves. Institutions have a duty to provide a safe environment in which the risk of diversion is kept to a minimum. Thus institutions must have policies and procedures in place to prevent, detect, and respond to diversion, and the policies and procedures must be followed consistently and without prejudice. In the United States in 2010, nearly 4 billion retail…
I think I should be allowed to participate in the diversion program because this is the first ticket I have received: this includes speeding tickets, parking tickets, etc. I’m a well-rounded student and I made a mistake that I will not make again. I just graduated from Seaman High School with a 4.038 GPA, while also participating in extracurricular activities: National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletics, and Seaman High School Academic Recognition Program. I was also involved in a…
In the article "Drug diversion," author Danielle Wood addresses the unlawful distribution of prescription drugs, their negative impact, and the methods to lower these occurrences with certain prevention strategies. Although these medical drugs are usually beneficial, people have found detrimental uses for them, particularly as abused narcotics. This article presents the ever-growing problem of drug diversion in an attempt to enlighten people on the hazardous impact it has and how to disrupt it.…
Impacts of “Kestrel storm diversion pipe” excavation and implementation: The excavation of the channel for the Kestrel storm diversion pipe will result in the temporary removal of habitable land where the channel is dug and around a small area along its length. This is assumed to be from the physical excavated hole, resulting dense and waterlogged soil which is a possible outcome of excavation as well as human presence and construction equipment. Once excavation of the first pipe begins there…
i. What are the exceptions to the revenue diversion prohibition: There are five exceptions to the prohibition – two grandfather exceptions and three special purpose exceptions. They are described below. (1) Airport Revenue Grandfather Exception: A Sponsor may use airport revenue for general purposes to the extent that covenants or assurances in debt obligations or governing statutes controlling the Sponsor’s financing that were in effect prior to September 3, 1982 provide for the use of…
discuss the role of the Nurse in caring for a patient who has had a total cystectomy and ileal conduit urinary diversion. In examining and understanding this pertinent area of nursing practice this student will be able to provide holistic care to a patient who has undergone this procedure, ensuring to meet their physical, educational and psychological needs. The ileal conduit is the diversion of urine after a patient’s bladder has been removed; it has been used in conjunction with a…
the foundation of delinquency preventing throughout the United States. In the 1930’s it joined forces with War on Poverty by providing programs for out-of-work and out-of-school youth. Still in effect today and an effective form of diversion the Juvenile Justice Diversion Project, launched as a pilot program in 1997 and has since proven as an effective means of alternative to…
that has existed for decades is the diversion of water from streams for commercial farming and hotel water supply. For decades, the Hawaii Commercial and Sugar company has diverted water from streams in the West Maui mountains to sustain their crops and generate profit. Hotel corporations have also diverted water from these streams because they are located in a part of the island that does not receive adequate rain to supply water for tourists. Water diversions are detrimental because they…
Traditional Justice Systems Some research has shown that a traditional punitive approach towards juvenile diversion has focused more on the best interests of society rather than on the juvenile’s best interests (Forgays, 2008). The more serious the crime, the more society feels the need to protect from the culprit; this approach is more aligned with the adult criminal justice system (Burns, Howell, Wiig, Augimeri, Welsh, Loeber, & Petechuk, 2003). The traditional punitive approach towards…
God’s love abide in him?” (John 3:17, NIV). There are alternatives that successfully work with the youth to address the offense, outside of court proceedings. Diversion is an alternative method of programs, procedures and structures used to avoid judicial proceedings and a criminal record with youth facing charges (UNICEF, n.d.). Diversion can be used anytime from apprehension until the final disposition hearing (UNICEF, n.d.). The various levels include in increments: no action, a warning, an…